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The first rulings under the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 were issued this month - emphasising the importance of landlords and letting agents complying with the Regulations in order to save time, money and their reputation in the long run.
In Fraser and Pease v Meehan, the landlord had failed to transfer the tenants' deposit to a tenancy deposit scheme or issue the Prescribed Information required under Article 42 of the Regulations. The Sheriff found that a...Read More

Happy birthday to us! SafeDeposits is two years old today. Since our launch on 2nd July 2012, we have grown to become the leading tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland, with a 57% share of the market. We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the landlords and letting agents who have chosen SafeDeposits as their tenancy deposit scheme provider.
SafeDeposits has gone from strength to strength since launching and we will be releasing a birthday report later this month to give you a little...Read More

We are excited to learn that SafeDeposits now holds 60% of all deposits safely protected by tenancy deposit schemes in Scotland, as revealed by the latest figures released by the Scottish Government.
We are delighted to be the leading tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland, to be the only scheme headquartered in Scotland, and to be the only scheme which is not for profit. We want to take this opportunity to thank our landlords and letting agents for choosing SafeDeposits to protect their...Read More

Welcome to my first blog post. I had planned to write this at the beginning of the year and already it's March – time flies when you're having fun!
It's been nearly two years since I started at SafeDeposits Scotland, and for the majority of that time I have been very office focused, but for very good reasons.
Finding and moving into our new Glasgow offices, bringing our call centre back in-house, growing the team, paying off our start up loan, treasury...Read More

I feel like titling this blog post "Claim your free money here" but that might cause our internet and phone systems to crash, so I'll tread more carefully!
When the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011 were passed by the Scottish Government, no one ever imagined that a tenant wouldn't want their deposit back when they moved out of the property they were renting – but, believe me, it happens all the time!
As of March 2015, SafeDeposits Scotland...Read More

The adjudication digest takes a recent decision by a SafeDeposits adjudicator and sets out the reasons behind it. We hope that you will find these digests informative in understanding how we reach our adjudication decisions.
This blog post is for guidance only – it is not intended to guarantee when an award will be made.
Each dispute is different and the actual award made will be based on our interpretation of the specific evidence presented to us.
Repair or replace?
This...Read More